Prolific Blush
AppleProlific Blush
Origin and History Origin on the farm of E. H. Cocklin, Shepherdstown, Pennsylvania. Valuable for home use and a profitable early market variety.
Tree A slow, stout grower, forming a low head. An early and great bearer in alternate years; blooms late.
Fruit
Size and Form Medium, oblate, slightly conic.
Stem Short, small.
Cavity Large, deep, with slight russet.
Calyx Closed.
Basin Rather shallow, corrugated.
Skin Smooth, white, with a blush of bright red.
Flesh and Flavor Quite white, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid.
Core and Seeds Core medium.
Season August.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Prolific Blush.
Origin, on the farm of E. H. Cocklin, Shepherdstown, Pa.; tree a slow stout grower, forming a low head; an early and great bearer alternate years; blooms late; valuable for home use, and a profitable early market variety.
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic; skin smooth, white, a blush of bright red; stalk short, small; cavity large, deep, slight russet; calyx closed; basin rather shallow, corrugated; flesh quite white, crisp, juicy, brisk subacid; core medium. August.